The UIC Flames and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks meet in college basketball action from the Mathews Coliseum on Friday night. Can Jacksonville State get back to .500? Or will UIC snap their mini losing streak? Let’s take a look and give out a UIC vs. Jacksonville State Prediction.

UIC Flames Team Preview

The UIC Flames will look to rebound from a 69-64 loss at the hands of Illinois State last time out. Isaiah Rivera leads the Flames in scoring with 16 PPG along with 3.6 RPG while Toby Okani has 12.9 PPG with a team-high 8.3 RPG and 2.5 BPG to lead the Flames in rebounding and blocks. CJ Jones has 10 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead the Flames in the assist department up to this point in the while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for the Flames. As a team, UIC is averaging 74.4 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 36.3% from three and 64.5% from the foul line this season.

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks Team Preview

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks come into this one looking to bounce back from a 61-59 loss to East Tennessee State last time out. KyKy Tandy leads the Gamecocks in scoring with 18.3 PPG while Quincy Clark has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead Jacksonville State in the assist department this season as the only other double-digit scorer for Jacksonville State so far this season. Juwan Perdue also has 7.9 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG and Marcellus Brigham Jr. has 6.6 PPG with 5.4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Jacksonville State is averaging 69.4 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the floor, 30.7% from three and 70.8% from the foul line this season.

UIC vs. Jacksonville State Prediction

I’m on UIC here. These teams match up fairly well, but it’s UIC that has been the more efficient unit on both ends of the floor. UIC also likes to shoot the three and they shoot it well, and that’s Jacksonville State’s weakness defensively. I’ll side with the Flames on the road here.